Pre-arrest bail granted where no serious allegations against accused, ensuring compliance with certain conditions.

O R D E R

This application is filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, BNSS ), seeking pre-arrest bail.

2. The applicants are the accused Nos.3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 in Crime No.28/2026 of Chirayinkeezhu Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram District. The offences alleged are punishable under Sections 189 (2), 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 74 and 324(5) read with Section 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 . 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, on

16.01.2026 at about 08:00 p.m., at a place called Kavinmoola Junction, the applicants along with the remaining accused formed an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of their common object, assaulted the de facto complainant, his brother, mother and others with weapon, further the accused No.2 laid over the body of the de facto complainant and bit her on her cheek with the intent to outrage her modesty.

4. I have heard Sri. M.R.Sarin, the learned counsel for the applicants and Sri. M.C.Ashi, the learned Senior Public Prosecutor. Perused the case diary.

5. The learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the above crime. The counsel further submitted that no materials are on record to connect the applicants with the alleged crime; hence, they are entitled to get bail. The learned Senior Public Prosecutor, on the other hand, submitted that the alleged incident occurred as a part of the intentional criminal acts of the applicants, and if they are released on bail at this stage, it will affect the course of the investigation.

6. I went through the FIS. The main allegations to attract the offences under Sections 118 (1) and 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 are only against the accused Nos.1 and 2. No serious overt act has been alleged against the applicants. Considering the allegations made against the applicants, their custodial interrogation seems unnecessary. For these reasons, I find this to be an appropriate case to grant pre-arrest bail to the applicants.

In the result, the application is allowed on the following conditions:-

(i) The applicants shall be released on bail in the event of their arrest on executing a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) each with two solvent sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the arresting officer/investigating officer, as the case may be.

(ii) The applicants shall fully cooperate with the investigation, including subjecting themselves to the deemed police custody for discovery, if any, as and when demanded.

(iii) The applicants shall appear before the investigating officer between 10.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. every Saturday until further orders. They shall also appear before the investigating officer as and when required.

(iv) The applicants shall not commit any offence of a like nature while on bail.

(v) The applicants shall not attempt to contact any of the prosecution witnesses, directly or through any other person, or in any other way try to tamper with the evidence or influence any witnesses or other persons related to the investigation.

(vi) The applicants shall not leave the State of Kerala without the permission of the trial Court.

(vii) The application, if any, for deletion/modification of bail conditions or cancellation of bail on the grounds of violating the bail conditions shall be filed at the jurisdictional court.

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DR. KAUSER EDAPPAGATH JUDGE ARK APPENDIX OF BAIL APPL. NO. 933 OF 2026 PETITIONER ANNEXURES ANNEXURE A1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE F.I.R IN CRIME NO.

28/2026 OF CHIRAYINKEEZHU POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DATED 17.01.2026 ANNEXURE A2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN B.A NO 323/2026 D